Apparatus for use in connection with machines for bleaching, dyeing, finishing, and otherwise treating fabrics



V v J. THORNBER. APPARATUS FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH MACHINES FORBLEACHING, DYEING, FINISHING,.

AND OTHERWISE TREATING FABRICS.

10W ew m I. THORNBER.

APPARATUS FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH MACHINES FOR BLEACHING, DYEING,FINISHING,

AND OTHERWISE TREATING FABRICS.

PPPPPP ATION FILED JAN. 20. 1919. 1,396,980.

Patented NOV. 15, 1921 2 EEEEEEE 2| SATES PATENT Ff'l ii.

JQHN THORNBER, 0F BRADFORD, ENG-LAND, ASSIGNOR TO BRADFORD DYERS AS.SOCIATIGN LIMITED, 05 BRADFORD, ENGLAND.

APPARATUS FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH MACHINES FOR BLEACHING, DYEING,FINISHING, AND QTF-IERWISE TREATING FABBZCS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patei'rted Nov. 15, 18121.

Application filed January 20, 1919. Serial No. 272,143.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN THORNBER, a subjectof the King of Great Britain, and resident of Bradford, in the county ofYork, England, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inApparatus for Use in. Connection with lvlachines for Bleaching, Dyeing,Finishing and Otherwise Treating Fabrics, (for which I have filed anapplication in England, Jan. 15, 1918, No. 846,) of which the followingdescription, having reference to the accompanying sheets of drawings, isa specification.

In bleaching, dyeing, finishing and otherwise treating fabrics, saidfabrics on pass ing through the various machines and processes have tobe wound upon rollers often under such conditions (as to the amount ofliquid, moisture and other substances being carried by said fabrics) asto render the weight of the whole comparatively heavy. The rollers withthe coils of fabrics thus wound around them have then to be lifted fromthe hearings in the machine and usually placed upon a wagon or othervehicle to transport or carry them to the next or succeeding machinefrom whichagain the roller and its load have to be lifted into bearingsin order to enable said succeeding machine to unwind or withdraw saidcoil of fabric from said roller. This handling of the fabric entails theemployment of sufficient workmen or attendants to carry out said liftingand adjusting of the rollers in their several positions. To obviate thiswaste of energy and time and to enable said rollers and their loads offabrics to be easily and readily handled by the employment of meanswhereby same may be readily removed from one machine and carried to thenext machine where they have to be further treated and that withoutbeing required to be raised from one position to another in order topermit the unwinding and rewinding operations to be carried out, is theobject of my present invention.

in accordance with my said invention I ake use of devices and apparatusas hereinafter described and as illustrated by the accompanying sheetsof drawings, to which by figures and letters reference is made in thefollowing description Figure 1 is an end elevation of a vehicle andother apparatus constructed in accordance with my invention. Thisvehicle is illustrated as being placed adjoining a machine which is ofthat type wherein the fabric on passing through such machine is woundupon a beam or roller which has to be detached and removed from it topermit said fabric to be carried through the succeeding stage in itsprocess of treatment.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the parts shown by Fig. 1 as seen in thedirection indicated by the arrow at.

Fig. 3 is a similar view to Fig. l but shows only a portion of the upperend of our apparatus, the same being arranged in proximity to otherframework which may be fixed adjoining a machine or apparatus so thatthe load carried by my vehicle may be transferred to said framework andthere left for withdrawal after the vehicle has been removed.

Fig. i is a plan of parts shown by Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is an end elevation of my improved vehicle showing same arrangedwith appliances mounted thereon for enabling the coil of fabric to bewithdrawn or unwound from its beam while still resting upon my vehicleand under conditions which enable said fabric to be delivered at thedesired state of tension to the succeeding machine.

in accordance with my invention I arrange the bearings 2 in the severalmachines (and on each side or end thereof) upon which the roller 3 ismounted to revolve in order to have the fabrics coiled upon it, so thaton the completion of the coiling operations or when the desired lengthof fabric has been passed through the machine and wound. upon saidroller 3, the upper part 2 of the bearings 2 (or any other similarlyremovable part of the bearings which may be of well lrnown construction)is arranged to be removable or loose so that it may be raised from theposition shown in full lines of Fig. 1 to the position shown in brokenlines of the same li ure, thus the retaining pin 2* of said movable part91 is raised clear of the axle 3 of the beam 3 and this liberates saidbeam 3 so that it may roll over the periphery of the beaming roller 4 inorder that its said axle 3 may rest upon the upper surface of theframework 5 to travel over same and over the hinged guiding bar 6 t0finally arrive upon my vehicle 7 as shown in broken lines by Fig. 1.This arrangement of the detachable bearings 2 in conjunction with theguiding bar or slipway 6 enables the loaded beam to be transferred withlittle exertion on the part of the attendant since he may readily rollsame along the upper surface of the parts described so that the beam andits load are entirely removed from the machine "within which the coilingoperations had been carried out. @n the vehicle having received load ofcoiled fabrice as described, the hinged guiding bars 6 are removed, thedetachable holding pin 8 is placed within the opening 6 shown in brokenlines Fig. l and so the beam and its load are retained upon the vehicle7 as is shown by Fig. 5. The vehicle 7 be then moved upon its well knownarrangement of supporting wheels 0, c and Z so that it may be carriedand placed in front of the next or succeeding machine for the subsequenttreatment of the fabric. 0r it may be placed in front of framework 9 asshown by Fig. 3 to which it is coupled by detachable guiding bars orslipways 6 so that again on the removal of the detachable pin 8 theattendant may roll the beam 3 and its load of fabric over said bars 6 inorder that same, by continuin to travel over the upper surface of theframework 9, may finally arrive in the position shown in broken lines byFig. 3, on which the detachable bars 6 may be removed and the vehicle 7may be then taken away and used for carrying out other parts of itsfunctions. This framework 9 may be situated in proximity to or adjoining any machine or apparatus to the actions or treatment of which thfabric has to be subjected, since from the position of the beam orroller on said framework as shown by the drawings, the withdrawal orunwinding of the fabric by the actions of the adjoining machine orapparatus may be readily effected.

hen the vehicle 7 is placed adjoining or opposite any machine from whichthe fabrics have to be unwound from the beam or roller 3 to enter saidmachine, I may leave the whole vehicle in position whether it is heldor'secured in position by engagement with holding devices of anyappropriate construction, such as the hinged bars 6 shown in Fig. 1 orby the bars 6 or by other means or even by being scotched by the wedges10, 103shown by Fig. 2, since the dragging or unwinding of the fabricfrom the beam 3 by the machine (through which it has to be treated) maybe carried out by the actions of said machine and during this processthe retarding of the beam 3 may be effected by the weighted frictionrope 11 and its weight 12 as illustrated by Fig. 5, in

order that the fabric may be delivered under proper tension.

The guiding bars 6 as shown by Fig. 1 are pivoted uponthe framework 5 ofthe machine wi hin which the coil of fabrics has been wound and by thusbeing pivoted and by having vertical projections f formed thereon totake into openings or recesses in the upper surface of the framework ofthe vehicle 7 and on each end of said vehicle said guiding bars 6 oneach side of the machine secure the position of the vehicle 7 relativelywith the machine in connection with which it has to be used. By theopen- "i the framework 7 for receiving the ,tions of these guiding andretaining made on bars on each side of the two pm a of detachableholding pins 8, 8 the vehicle may be used for the withdrawal of thefabric either on one side or the other as the position of the machine towhich the fabric has to be supplied or from which said fabric has to bedetached, may require.

As shown by Figs. 3 and l the guiding bars 6" are entirely detachableboth from the vehicle and from the framework adjoining, but even in thiscase the projections 7" from said bars6- taking into openings in theframework described, will secure the relative positions of the two ashereinbefore explained.

From the foregoing description it will be observed that the vehicle 7and the other parts used in connection therewith may be made use of inconnection with any kind of apparatus whether same is for bleaching,dyeing, finishing or otherwise treating fabrics provided such fabricshave to be wound upon rollers when transferred from one position or setof apparatus to another to enable their subsequent treatment to becarried out.

In cases where it is thought advisable that the adjustment in positionof the vehicle 7 should be more accurately effected relatively to themachine in connection with which it is to be used then I may have thewheels 0, c and (Z arranged to run upon rails or guiding surfaces whichwill secure said accuracy.

uch being the nature and object of my said invention, what I claim is:

A vehicle, bearings carried thereby to receive a rotary shaft, couplingdevices for securing said vehicle to a machine, detachable JOHNTHOR-NBER.

